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Spring isn't here yet, but a good sign that it's not that far away is trout season in Missouri that is now only days away.

I grew up fishing with my dad in Missouri which makes me anything but an objective judge. However, science has now declared that fishing is infinitely better in Missouri than it is in Illinois and the numbers don't lie.

There's a reason why certain places in Missouri are nationally-known as some of the best fishing spots you'll ever find. New video shows why. It's a glimpse of what life is like as a trout revealing thousands of them in a Missouri stream.

It began it's existence as the location of a whiskey distillery back in 1850. Eventually, civilization moved away from this lonely Missouri ghost town, but it's now slowly becoming known as one of the best trout fishing spots in the Show Me State.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has stocked 42 lakes, creeks and ponds with more than 60,000 rainbow trout. The state's trout fishing season begins on April 6th. Anglers must have a valid Illinois fishing license and an inland trout stamp...